The Path to Redemption is Paved with Tender Hands and Tortilla Chips
A couple years ago, I rescued a dog. I knew immediately when I saw her, she was the one I wanted. She was small, adorable, terrified, and precious. Life had already been unkind and unfair to her. I was instantly filled with compassion, because of the cruelty she had...Fear Will Hold You Back but Hope Will Carry Your Forward
When we Overcome, we Become. The obstacles we encounter in life are opportunities to further this becoming, not the place where our fears tell the truth about who we are. Life often feels like a race, with our birth the starting line, and our death the finish line. In...How We Manage Our Pain Will Deepen or Destroy Our Relationships
When I stepped on my dance partner’s toes, they stepped on my heart. A number of years ago, I was learning to dance, and I had a partner who responded to my mistakes with criticism and rejection. I quickly learned I had to dance perfectly or I would be dancing alone....How Change Makes Space for Something New
When you think you are dying you might actually be in the middle of coming back to life. I love fall because it teaches us this. The air turns crisp and the ground gets colorful and crunchy from the fallen leaves and limbs. The flourishing of spring and summer has...This Is How to Find Your Place in the Family of Things
This year, the maples all turned purple. They usually die all at once in an explosion of blood red and burning orange. This year, though, it looks as if they all got together—had a tree-meeting of sorts—and agreed to die differently. Purple, at first, instead of red....
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